Canadian Paralympic Committee
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| National Paralympic Committee | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Code | CAN |
| Created | 1981 (as Canadian Federation of Sport Organizations for the Disabled) |
| Continental association | APC |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| President | Marc-André Fabien[1] |
| Website | www.paralympic.ca |
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| 2010 Winter Paralympics |
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The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC; French: Comité paralympique canadien), also known as Team Canada, is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Parapan American Games. It represents 25 member sports organisations.
Members
[edit]Active
[edit]- Alpine Canada Alpin
- Athletics Canada
- Canadian Blind Sport Association
- Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association
- Canadian Curling Association
- Canadian Cycling Association
- Canadian Fencing Federation
- Canadian Soccer Association
- Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association - now known as Wheelchair Basketball Canada
- Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association
- Canadian Yachting Association
- Cross Country Canada
- Equine Canada
- Federation of Canadian Archers
- Hockey Canada
- Judo Canada
- Rowing Canada Aviron
- Shooting Federation of Canada
- Swimming Natation Canada
- Table Tennis Canada
- Tennis Canada
- Volleyball Canada
Affiliate
[edit]- Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
- Alter Go
- Badminton Canada
- BC Disability Sports
- Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
- Canadian Amateur DanceSport Association
- Canadian Amputee Sports Association
- Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing
- Canadian Association of Athletes with an Intellectual Disability
- Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Agency
- Canadian Snowboard Federation
- CanoeKayak Canada
- Field Hockey Canada
- Gymnastics Canada
- Ontario Para Network
- ParaSport Ontario
- Parasport and Recreation PEI
- Synchro Canada
- Taekwondo Canada
- Triathlon Canada
- Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada
Presidents
[edit]List of past presidents:[2]
- Lou Lefaive (1976–1977)
- Hugh Glynn (1977–1981)
- Doug Allen (1982–1983)
- Robert Steadward (1984–1990)
- Helen Manning (1991–1997)
- Laurel Crosby (1997–1998)
- Patrick Jarvis (1998–2006)
- Henry Wohler (interim, 2006)
- Carla Qualtrough (2006–2011)
- David Legg (2011–2013)
- Gaétan Tardif (2013–2017)
Hall of Fame
[edit]- Athletes
- Arnold Boldt (2001)
- Eugene Reimer (2001)
- Joanne Berdan (2003)
- André Viger (2005)
- Michael Edgson (2011)
- Clayton Gerein (2011)
- Ljiljana Ljubisic (2011)
- Robert Easton (2013)
- Jennifer Krempien (2013)
- Tim McIsaac (2013)
- Chantal Petitclerc (2015)
- Lauren Woolstencroft (2015)
- Marni Abbott-Peter (2015)
- Karolina Wisniewska (2017)
- Colette Bourgonje (2019)
- Josh Dueck (2019)
- Viviane Forest (2019)
- Joey Johnson (2019)
- Garett Hickling (2019)
- Coaches
- Earl Church (2011)
- Tim Frick (2013)
- Wilf Strom (2015)
- Ozzie Sawicki (2017)
- Joe Rea (2019)
- Builders
- Robert Steadward (2000)
- Robert W. Jackson (2001)
- Rick Hansen (2003)
- Jerry Johnston (2003)
- Duncan Campbell (2005)
- Patrick Jarvis (2007)
- Joyce Fairbairn (2011)
- Janet Dunn (2013)
- John Howe (2013)
- Audrey Strom (2015)
- Gary McPherson (2015)
- Dr. Donald Royer (2015)
- Carla Qualtrough (2017)
- Archie Allison (2017)
- Maureen Orchard (2017)
- Kathy Newman (2019)
Source: [3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Canadian Paralympic Committee President Marc-André Fabien, The Official Website for the Canadian Paralympic Committee, January 26, 2010
- ^ "Past Presidents". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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